Creating brush camo with a sharpie

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Joneser5000

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I am contemplating using colored sharpies to create a desert brush camo pattern. Does anyone have any experience with the use of "permanent" markers on a synthetic stock?

Im looking at my R700VSF with a tan stock. It has a nice base color to start. Though I'm no Picasso, I am no strange to art.

What do you think. Will it retain its pattern for long or just wear off in a couple of trips?
 
Good idea, Evil! Matte clear over the sharpie! Just make sure the marker is dried and cured. Maybe overnight. Otherwise, I figure it would bleed when the clear hits it. Let us know what you do and how it turns out!
 
My cousin did such a stock.

He used paint markers w/clear coat. That is what I would recommend. Or use an actual paint brush. Stay away from the sharpie........
 
use paint markers if you are going to clearcoat it...that's what I do and it works great. the sharpie will "bleed" with some clearcoat paint.
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If you use clear acrylic clearcoat it won't bleed, I've done it.

I still wouldn't recommend the Sharpie, though. It's very difficult to get an area that doesn't look splotchy.

Not that runs or splotches have any effect on camo, we're not doing a Rembrandt here.

Well, some people are, apparently.
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Bushy, That's probably one of the better camo jobs I've seen lately...Even for my part of the country...I think it would hide well in most brush around here..
 
I use artist sponges from wally world and krylon. Simply trim the sponge to the pattern you want. I then spray krylon into one of four small pie tins, (for different colors) and dab it on the stock or barrel as needed.

Very simple to do and long lasting. blue
 
Thanks for the kind words fellas,

It took me a bit to get the right combo but it works great and I believe is one of the best camos for image break-up. here are a couple more pics.

6mm DTI
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Bushmaster predator
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notice these pics are taken at just a few feet away, at 30 ft in the desert you wouldn't even no they are there.
 
in about a month I will be setting up my new shop and can start offering, paint jobs, bedding, triggers, sight-in and load development...I am also working on grips and better stock ideas for the tikka t3 and wood grips and furniture for AR's.
 
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